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policy benchmark for washington to never repeat the primary lesson that the us foreign policy establishment should have learned from vietnam and i don't think they had learned from vietnam is that they cannot in spite of the fact that they have great military supremacy go in and just destroy a government occupy a country and remold their country so it becomes a proxy or a client of the united states forty years and six presidents later critics say washington has done a better job at repeating mistakes rather than learning from them we still keep getting into the. war for wars or interventions another country's. i mean it's wrong period you're not going to win. we don't win in iraq. we didn't win in afghanistan and we're grateful even when even there with our tail between our lives and the same thing is like a vietnam we didn't win nothing who won absolutely nothing and you know and they just don't get it we've tried to rule the world we've tried to do it in the novel way in a way that's been damaging to every nation in the world but in the process the united states has become less and less
policy benchmark for washington to never repeat the primary lesson that the us foreign policy establishment should have learned from vietnam and i don't think they had learned from vietnam is that they cannot in spite of the fact that they have great military supremacy go in and just destroy a government occupy a country and remold their country so it becomes a proxy or a client of the united states forty years and six presidents later critics say washington has done a better job at repeating...
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foreign policy it's about what the president should be or will be doing and there's a general sense that of course the u.s. will be intervening wherever it can so that's the idea that's being perpetuated it's not even a matter of debate really president obama signs off on a kill list every week and sets up new drone bases overseas and somehow his foreign policies are not perceived as aggressive and do not steer a debate here at home there's also this phony argument that you hear every now and then that president obama is not half as aggressive as george w. bush would have been or mitt romney would have been and it seems there is a notion that as long as there are no u.s. boots on the ground as long as wars are fought either with a remote control or through proxies it's a success and it's not perceived as aggressive again president obama's hit and run style libya intervention it was touted as a success then the u.s. ambassador died and it became more difficult to brag about libya and ignored the mess that we view it turned into so it very much seems like it's not about the president's act
foreign policy it's about what the president should be or will be doing and there's a general sense that of course the u.s. will be intervening wherever it can so that's the idea that's being perpetuated it's not even a matter of debate really president obama signs off on a kill list every week and sets up new drone bases overseas and somehow his foreign policies are not perceived as aggressive and do not steer a debate here at home there's also this phony argument that you hear every now and...
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they need to ask themselves, shouldn't it be relevant who got the most important foreign- policy issue right and who got a wrong and how that will bear out their decision to vote. tavis: barack obama will be sworn in. the next four years will determine the legacy that president obama will leave behind. regardless of how he is judged in office, his meteoric rise in american politics has been one of the most unlikely and transformative journeys in american history. that is our show for tonight. we'll speak to prince. a few memorable nights with the musical icon. good night from los angeles. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with prince, some memorable appearances over the years. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a
they need to ask themselves, shouldn't it be relevant who got the most important foreign- policy issue right and who got a wrong and how that will bear out their decision to vote. tavis: barack obama will be sworn in. the next four years will determine the legacy that president obama will leave behind. regardless of how he is judged in office, his meteoric rise in american politics has been one of the most unlikely and transformative journeys in american history. that is our show for tonight....
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while president obama may have more control over foreign policy domestically there is a greater chance of his agenda getting bogged down in congress like gun control and the executive orders are useless and legislative proposals and i suspect will not pass in this country i don't think it's in the offing and he were in the near future because we are a culture that is very deeply. in love with our guns in the last four years congress more than was attempted to sabotage the president on key economic issues including reaching a last minute deal as the country teetered on the edge of fiscal cliff presidents who have trouble with congress like to do international things because they have to worry about congress much less the president's actions so far have shown little possibility that in the next four years he will be adding more flexible on major foreign policy issues as far as is the mess that could genda many doubt whether he's never ending battle with congress will allow him to move significantly beyond inspiring speeches in washington i'm kind of checking. tear ups are main news back
while president obama may have more control over foreign policy domestically there is a greater chance of his agenda getting bogged down in congress like gun control and the executive orders are useless and legislative proposals and i suspect will not pass in this country i don't think it's in the offing and he were in the near future because we are a culture that is very deeply. in love with our guns in the last four years congress more than was attempted to sabotage the president on key...
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policy benchmark for washington to never repeat the primary lesson that the us foreign policy establishment should have learned from vietnam and i don't think they had learned from vietnam is that they cannot in spite of the fact that they have great military supremacy go in and just destroy a government occupy a country and remold their country so that it becomes a proxy or a client of the united states forty years and six presidents later critics say washington has done a better job at repeating mistakes rather than learning from them we've tried to rule the world we've tried to do it in a novel way in a way that's been damaging to every nation in the world but in the process the united states has become less and less free it's become less and less economically viable and with each passing decade war has generated more and more profit for the u.s. military industry i topic r.t. discussed with filmmaker and vietnam war vet oliver stone we have not done well with interventions anywhere but we continue to be an empire you know we have eight hundred plus spaces she has some of the very secret
policy benchmark for washington to never repeat the primary lesson that the us foreign policy establishment should have learned from vietnam and i don't think they had learned from vietnam is that they cannot in spite of the fact that they have great military supremacy go in and just destroy a government occupy a country and remold their country so that it becomes a proxy or a client of the united states forty years and six presidents later critics say washington has done a better job at...
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policy foreign wars and the u.s. intervention applied four years ago the u.s. was embroiled in two seemingly endless wars today u.s. troops have been out of iraq for almost a year. so is that mission accomplished well that's too soon to say with secretary and violence instability and terror attacks they continue to plague the country meanwhile in afghanistan we've seen an increase in green on blue violence where afghan troops turn on their nato forces that are actually training them president obama met with president karzai earlier this month to hammer out the details of nato troop withdrawals in two thousand and fourteen but we'll have to see how that actually plays out in future terms next up energy independence during his first inaugural address president obama stressed the importance of alternative energy his commitment to u.s. energy independence was reiterated today. the past towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult but america cannot resist this transition we must lead it we cann
policy foreign wars and the u.s. intervention applied four years ago the u.s. was embroiled in two seemingly endless wars today u.s. troops have been out of iraq for almost a year. so is that mission accomplished well that's too soon to say with secretary and violence instability and terror attacks they continue to plague the country meanwhile in afghanistan we've seen an increase in green on blue violence where afghan troops turn on their nato forces that are actually training them president...
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will see a continuation of foreign policy of extreme interventionism getting involved in every corner of the planet regardless of the consequences. when i return back to our top story this hour the aftermath of the deadly hostage siege in algeria carried out by islamist terrorists in retaliation for the french campaign in mali live to a former british ambassador to algeria graeme han. from london thank you for being with us with us ambassador several british civilians were among those killed during the gas plant takeover will go in continue do you think to support the french intervention in mali despite the threats of more attacks. so i think the united kingdom will continue to support the french intervention i imagine that the british government will also want to support our friends in algeria in any way that they might ask mr. david cameron has said that the fight against islamic terrorists in north africa could take decades can britain really afford to get involved like they did in afghanistan which i should mention of course started out with george bush saying that we would be in
will see a continuation of foreign policy of extreme interventionism getting involved in every corner of the planet regardless of the consequences. when i return back to our top story this hour the aftermath of the deadly hostage siege in algeria carried out by islamist terrorists in retaliation for the french campaign in mali live to a former british ambassador to algeria graeme han. from london thank you for being with us with us ambassador several british civilians were among those killed...
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to discuss russia's foreign policy in two thousand and thirteen i'm joined by. he is the editor in chief of rushing global affairs marketable day he is a senior lecturer in research or international relations at moscow's a university and dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst with the voice of russia radio station all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want you don't do you think two thousand and thirteen holds for russia's foreign policy and right now it's a very turbulent time there's.
to discuss russia's foreign policy in two thousand and thirteen i'm joined by. he is the editor in chief of rushing global affairs marketable day he is a senior lecturer in research or international relations at moscow's a university and dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst with the voice of russia radio station all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want you don't do you think two thousand and thirteen holds for russia's foreign policy and...
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senate foreign policy adviser james just trust told us how a bomber has so far failed to step away from the controversial global strategies of the bush era. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said today for example will we back away from potential confrontation or in military involvement in syria will we back away from confrontation with iran and will we withdraw the missile deployment system on russia's western borders there are things that he can do to radically shift in his second term away from that bush legacy what a bomb his first four years showed he wasn't by failing to keep some of these pledges. questions if it's a trend that he's had to stay. it's generally thought that his second term six u.s. president on walks those handcuffs that kept them from doing great things in their first term because they
senate foreign policy adviser james just trust told us how a bomber has so far failed to step away from the controversial global strategies of the bush era. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said today for example...
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let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's highly problematic many people think the drones are at the wrong set. the drones have been effective in terms of going after al qaeda's leadership. they have pioneered their use and effectiveness. >> the vacuum of leadership is creating some of these countries saying america is not going to be there for me. algeria what we just witnessed there like all of the countries that somehow these al qaeda groups are emboldened. >> i don't know how they would be emboldened. america has been effected in ousting moammar khaddafy. he is not on this earth. bin laden is not on the earth. there is a need f
let me say that i think the administration has lots to be proud of on the foreign policy front. i strongly disagree with charles krauthammer. i think it is major in the united states. i think when you think about what happened in egypt and libya and when you think about the effort the united states has made to get out of iraq to get out of afghanistan in such a way as to allow american troops to come home and allow us to reorient our efforts in such a way as to use the drones and again that's...
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what is the foreign policy? >> here is the policy from three feet. oil is $95 a barrel right now. if it went to $150, $200, you would have more than stagnation, worldwide depression period. the wi we live, it would drop precipitously. so maybe goal one is secure the energy supply. there are forces acting against that. a lot of people believe energy isn't important. but today it's not only important, but critical to the standard of living. therefore it must be protected period. >> i would say the number one goal is to make sure that these terrorists to not have a haven in no man's land. at least heavily support the french. others who go after them. once established they are a threat to every country in north africa and middle east. europe and us. >> bret: last word. >> no, i agree with that. >> bret: wow! that was the last word. next up, the story symp talking about and we'll talk about it here. breaking news tonight about the college football star. and his fake girlfriend. o as yos customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we
what is the foreign policy? >> here is the policy from three feet. oil is $95 a barrel right now. if it went to $150, $200, you would have more than stagnation, worldwide depression period. the wi we live, it would drop precipitously. so maybe goal one is secure the energy supply. there are forces acting against that. a lot of people believe energy isn't important. but today it's not only important, but critical to the standard of living. therefore it must be protected period. >> i...
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president obama he has inherited has been the a controversial foreign policy legacy from george w. bush how is it developed under him in a things better or worse do you think. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said today for example will we back away from potential confrontation or end military involvement in syria will we back away from confrontation with iran will we withdraw the missile deployment system on your russia's western borders there are things that he can do to radically shift in his second term away from the bush legacy when you talk about confrontation that i mean a bomber still trying to engage the leadership of iran and north korea and convince them is need to shelve their nuclear ambitions but the u.s. sanctions on tehran and new ballistic deals we sat korea provocative rather than co-op
president obama he has inherited has been the a controversial foreign policy legacy from george w. bush how is it developed under him in a things better or worse do you think. i don't think they're much better but they're not much worse either i think the main thing that characterized mr obama's first term was continuity with the bush legacy most notably for example in the intervention in libya i think the real question is is will there be a shift in his second term in line with what he said...
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policy directives in u.s. africa documents that's african central command directive and their purpose of african was to evict china's influence from the current event and if the british and the french are only offering in a twenty eight split to mali for their goal business i'm sure china would probably offer a better deal and give them infrastructure so this is about keeping china out of africa in the larger scope of what the people there in itself the people now they've been seeking self-determination for decades what role are they playing here because obviously there are lots of islamist extremists coming in from mali and not all of this is necessarily homegrown or is it all the two arcs now in some ways joining up with these extremists. well you know you only have to look at the last the late the late days of the overthrow of the cook off the regime in libya and the tourists were were effectively allied with moammar gadhafi regime there was a recognized gadhafi and perhaps gave safe haven to his son saif f
policy directives in u.s. africa documents that's african central command directive and their purpose of african was to evict china's influence from the current event and if the british and the french are only offering in a twenty eight split to mali for their goal business i'm sure china would probably offer a better deal and give them infrastructure so this is about keeping china out of africa in the larger scope of what the people there in itself the people now they've been seeking...
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state department and foreign policy advisors have been very concerned about the threat. they say yes, it should be an african response. it's an african issue but the u.s. has interest at stake here. >> rose: what is the debate maybe within state, within the white house, within the defense department about american options? >> well, american options are limited by american law right now. because u.s. law pro ibt hads assisting a government or a military that came to power through a coup. and right now the malian government that we are trying to support in their efforts to control the rebels and to control the al qaeda and islamic militants in mali came to power through coup. so we can't provide them direct assistance. so u.s. law prohibits that. we're finding work arounds what that mean as secretary clinton laid out today is that by this weekend there will be military trainers in the area to train african militaries to go into mali, we'll be paying for that. we will be helping to fund the airlift to bring in a french battalion. there will be about 600 troops coming in wit
state department and foreign policy advisors have been very concerned about the threat. they say yes, it should be an african response. it's an african issue but the u.s. has interest at stake here. >> rose: what is the debate maybe within state, within the white house, within the defense department about american options? >> well, american options are limited by american law right now. because u.s. law pro ibt hads assisting a government or a military that came to power through a...
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the tone of cool detachment has been his foreign policy hallmark. "economy" writes that a tone of cool detachment has been his forei foreign-policy hallmark. from being the "indispensable nation, "mr. preside nation, "so how do you see the nex they are a catalyst present but t four years? not deeply involved. just to start you out on the huge threat of an iranian nuclear weapon, how does that factor into the second term? >> i think it's possible that this year there may be an action by israel against iran. it looked likely last year. i thought it was going to happen. and then it looked less likely. and people i'm speaking to think it is once again a possibility. that changes the entire dynamic. and this administration talks about wanting to shift to asia. sure, that sounds greatest. but i think it will be very difficult to do. especially in that happens. if the israelis decide after their elections that they are moving a little bit more to the right, if the iranian elections coming up bring that country even further to the right, it seems like some
the tone of cool detachment has been his foreign policy hallmark. "economy" writes that a tone of cool detachment has been his forei foreign-policy hallmark. from being the "indispensable nation, "mr. preside nation, "so how do you see the nex they are a catalyst present but t four years? not deeply involved. just to start you out on the huge threat of an iranian nuclear weapon, how does that factor into the second term? >> i think it's possible that this year...
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of drones on foreign policy specifically obama has been expanding deadly drone strikes in several countries while standing by the policy of targeted killing of terror suspects none of these methods are legal as far as international laws are concerned but does that actually worry us politicians or even the public for that matter unfortunately it doesn't seem to worry many of the politicians in washington and there are some people who have expressed their concerns about it the nomination of mr brennan and inspections this is something of great concern to many people. unfortunately partly many of my fellow americans don't seem to care about american junction of course overseas we are still many we are in the middle of the war on terrorism and unfortunately despite the fact that many of us for example in the libertarian party are trying to make our noses and where we just don't seem to be getting a lot of slack. now if you go back obama's recently extended the military's authority to detain terror suspects without charge or trial are americans ok with this bush era policy and that it's still in
of drones on foreign policy specifically obama has been expanding deadly drone strikes in several countries while standing by the policy of targeted killing of terror suspects none of these methods are legal as far as international laws are concerned but does that actually worry us politicians or even the public for that matter unfortunately it doesn't seem to worry many of the politicians in washington and there are some people who have expressed their concerns about it the nomination of mr...
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what is on his plate in terms of foreign policy is daunting. how much capital does he have to tackle that? he is going to have to deal with it one way or another, and to really draw american attention and resources to what's happening overseas. >> he has drawn a line in the sandstorm, right? >> yeah. >> he doesn't want to get wrapped up in any of this stuff. >> on the french mali intervention that we had some handling with, as i understand. we have kept a fair distance from this, and if you just look at who he appointed as his chief of staff yesterday, dennis mcdonough, from the marshall security council, mcdonough was one of the "dovz" in the nfc who pushed for a smaller footprint in afghanistan. i don't think we're moving -- events might pull us over there, but i don't think we're moving over there. >> maybe if you look at the appointment of john brennan, who has been, you know, back and forth. the drone program, and we are now finally actually starting to talk about drones and whether or not they help or hinder america's national security in
what is on his plate in terms of foreign policy is daunting. how much capital does he have to tackle that? he is going to have to deal with it one way or another, and to really draw american attention and resources to what's happening overseas. >> he has drawn a line in the sandstorm, right? >> yeah. >> he doesn't want to get wrapped up in any of this stuff. >> on the french mali intervention that we had some handling with, as i understand. we have kept a fair distance...
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he has been co opted but part of that was because the foreign policy was complicity. they welcomed the muslim brotherhood and the white house doing that. we haven't been serious about getting behind executive forces. we were serious about getting behind anti communist parties in the cold war in europe. recreating that would be a much better way to go in my opinion. >> as you look at that part of the world it is volatile. we know terrorists are there. we know right next door the french are fighting in mali to drive out terrorists there. they have already asked for our help. we have a situation in turkey where we put patriot missiles on the ground to help them out they have a civil war next door playing out inside syria. going forward, i mean it sounds like this needs to be a part of the world where we engage but how do we engage without putting our people in harm's way? >> we should be smart about doing it. we have a relatively new u.s. africa command. that's the over riding story of the past couple of months. the nexus of the islamists insurgency in many ways was cent
he has been co opted but part of that was because the foreign policy was complicity. they welcomed the muslim brotherhood and the white house doing that. we haven't been serious about getting behind executive forces. we were serious about getting behind anti communist parties in the cold war in europe. recreating that would be a much better way to go in my opinion. >> as you look at that part of the world it is volatile. we know terrorists are there. we know right next door the french are...
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foreign policy so you need all of us here present is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states as a houseman are just. so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite the u.s. investing over one hundred billion dollars over the last two years mali it can't be denied does have significant geopolitical importance. we have more of dave's and expert analysis of the crisis in north africa on our website for you r t dot com. well prime minister david cameron of is using the developing hostage crisis in algeria to delay his announcement on britain's future role within the e.u. that's according to the leader of the u.k. independence party nigel ferrars this after the pm was forced to cancel friday's speech on the issue or to sarah further caught up with the u.k.i.p. leader to
foreign policy so you need all of us here present is to prevent the core he's expanding your region lambaste from russia or china to iran to northern africa and the rest of africa that could leave the united states as a houseman are just. so according to him the u.s. is fearful of china's increasing economic presence in africa in the figures seem to back up that argument china has increased its investment in africa exponentially over the last decade and they are catching america fast despite...
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so i think foreign policy anterior a big driver, u.s. electrics, anyway. so in the end, they're still on their own. they're telling we tell. it's not that they're doing nothing, it's over the later. >> and what's your view as to how these two are evolving inspect a lot of people look at the spring when we often might see action. >> yeah. i think these -- i mean, you're right to say that the gop really doipt have leg to stand on. simply in one way because obama is effectively following the policy that george w. bush did beforeha beforehand. going forward, i think israelis -- on the he them will say can they do this? i tend to subscribe to the view that a healthy relationship between them and the u.s. is going to have to be fungal. but i also agree with the view that obama is unlikely to take that action in the near term 37. >> david, last question. speaking of north africa, while we've got you, the latest on the algerian situation seems -- the information still is becoming to us not this any real sort of clarified way. what happens now? do you think preside
so i think foreign policy anterior a big driver, u.s. electrics, anyway. so in the end, they're still on their own. they're telling we tell. it's not that they're doing nothing, it's over the later. >> and what's your view as to how these two are evolving inspect a lot of people look at the spring when we often might see action. >> yeah. i think these -- i mean, you're right to say that the gop really doipt have leg to stand on. simply in one way because obama is effectively...